Fall Books for Baby
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Fighting for a Mother's Room
As there continues to be an equal number of women in the office, those women will
inevitably be having children, and why not make their return to work better for them at a very small expense to
the company? This is one of those small things that could cause someone to
decide they just “can’t take it anymore” and leave the workforce. I believe
that providing a room that is functional, convenient, and welcoming will play a
big part in retention of female employees after they return from maternity
leave.
AIA Guideline for Lactation Rooms:
For reference, here are some other guidelines:
In the United States, 75 percent
of mothers breastfeed their babies at birth, yet many wean their infants early
due to lack of accommodation at the workplace. Recognizing the important health
benefits that breastfeeding offers to both newborns and their mothers, the
federal government passed legislation in 2010 requiring that employers provide
both private space and adequate break time to breastfeeding employees who
choose to pump.
The payoff is significant: more
satisfied, loyal employees and cost savings to the business. These savings are
seen in such areas as:
- Retention of experienced employees;
- Reduction in sick time taken by both moms and dads for children’s illnesses; and
- Lower health care and insurance costs.
SOURCE:
The
Business Case for Breastfeeding – Steps for Creating a Breastfeeding
Friendly Worksite
Really comprehensive guide (see Page 11 for the “Best
Practices”):
Have you talked to YOUR company about your Mother's Room?
Fresh Air with Fresh Wave!
Let me go off topic for a minute... every since I became pregnant, I cannot stand the smell of anything artificial. No candles, no perfume, NO air fresheners. When I walked by the Fresh Wave booth at MOMMYCON DC, I almost didn't stop. But I was intrigued by the NATURAL ingredients so I gave it a try. I opened up the odor removing gel when I got home and took a BIG whiff. NICE! Wait? I like this? WOW! It has a very soft organic scent and MORE importantly, removed the "organic scent" of dirty baby diapers from our diaper bin.
Working Moms Lunch: September Recap
Here’s a quick recap
of what we discussed at my company's September Working Moms Lunch:
Potty Training
It’s a crap shoot (literally)
Try the peer pressure approach of training at the same time
as schoolmates
Enjoy them while they are babies J
Girl Scouts
Some moms in the office will be selling cookies soon, contact them to buy some yumminess!
Sign up for Girl Scouts starting with Kindergarten
Biting
It’s a phase
It stops by the time they are 9 years old
Teachers should be aware of “warning signs” that child may
bite soon
Sleeping Through the Night
Don’t expect it to happen until they are in grade school
(and sometimes not even then)
You aren’t weird if your kids are going to be at 9pm.
StitchFix
Personal Shopping subscription (you can pick different
intervals- every 1, 3, 6 months)
Sign up HERE
Here are a couple reviews I wrote of my monthly deliveries: http://www.expectinghappiness.com/search/label/stitchfix
ThredUp
Online Consignment Store for Womens and Childrens Clothing
Get a $20 credit to start! http://www.thredup.com/r/YZAVSL
Here’s a review I wrote: http://www.expectinghappiness.com/2015/07/review-thredup.html
TrunkClub
Subscription service for Men
Why it's OK to "Baby" your baby
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